Hair curling device



y 1935. E. F. LECHLER 2,008,508

HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Jan. 16, 1935 v INVENTOR. WI TNESSES: frw/h fleC/7/er ATTOkNEYS. i

Patented July 16, 1935 UNITED STATES HAIR CUBLING DEVICE Erwin F.Lechler,

New York, N. Y.

Application January 16, 1935, Serial No. 1,997

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a hair curling device. It is an object of thisinvention to provide a device of the character described which will besimple in construction, eflicient in operation and inexpensive tomanufacture;

It is a further object to provide a new and improved device on which alock of hair may be curled and fastened in the curled condition so as topermit the device to be removed for use on another look of hair.

It is a further object to provide a new and improved device on which alockof hair may be wound and which will have. a. retaining device tohold the ends of the hair during the starting of the winding operation,but in which the retaining device may be released to permit the hair tobe removed without disturbing the curl.

Other objects will in part be obvious and will in part appearhereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combination of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which: K

Figure 1 is a plan view of a device made in accordance with thisinvention,

Figure 2 is a similar view of the device after a lock of hair has beenwound thereon and after the fastening means has been released.

Figure 3 is a cross-section along the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing the numeral I0 is a hollow stem around which a lock ofhair is to be curled, II is a fastening member pivoted on a pin l2,sliding in a slot 13 in the stem.

The fastening member is of a curved section conforming to the shape ofthe stem ill, in accordance with the customary construction of curlingirons. A spring l4 within the stem presses at one end against a pin ISin the stem and at the other end against the pin l2, on which thefastening means is pivoted, so that the fastening means is moved to itsupward position by the spring pressure as far as the slot l3 willpermit. The fastening means may, however, be moved longitudinally, aswill hereafter be described.

The other end of the fastening member may be bifurcated, extendingbeyond the pivot pin l2 to furnish a handle by which the fastening meansmay be controlled.

If desired, a heating element l6 may be inserted within the hollow stem[2 to assist in setting the curl.

In using the device the ends of a lock of hair are grasped between thestem and the fastening device II, and the stem is then turned upon itsaxis to wind the hair upon its outside. As soon as the first layer ofhair is wound on the fastening 10 device it is clamped in place by thehair itself. The winding is then continued until it is completed as faras desired.

The curl may now be held in its curled form by inserting within the stemone leg of a bifurcated l5 hairpin, with the other leg outside of thecurl.

The fastening device may now be removed outwardly to free it from thecurl and this action not only releases the inner end of the lock ofhair, but it also reduces the effective diameter of the 20 stem aroundwhich the curl was wound and thus facilitates the removal of the curlfrom the stem without pulling out the inner curl.

During all this time the curl is held in place by the hairpin andas'soon as the curl is free from 25 the stem the hairpin may be used tohold the curl in place for such length of time as is necessary to setthe curl, while freeing the device itself, to be used for another lockof hair.

The curl is held in shape by the hairpin in any 30 convenient manner;that is, the free ends of the hairpin may be twisted together orattached with a rubber band, but in general it will be found that thetype of hairpin commonly known as a bobbie pin (in which one arm issinuous and 35 spring-pressed against the other) will be found mostsuitable, since in such case the spring pressure itself is sufficientto'hold the curl in place.

If it is desired to set the curl more efiectively it may be wound whilein a slightly dampened con- 40 dition and then a heater may be insertedinside of the stem, thoroughly drying the curl and setting it at thesame time, while the direct contact between the highly heated heater andthe hair is avoided.

Thereafter, if desired, the curl may be transferred to the hairpin andleft for such length of time as may be desirable to secure the maximumset to the curl. 4

Since certain changes may be made in the above 50 construction anddifferent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense. 55

claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features ofthe invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of theinvention which, as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A device for curling hair, comprising a winding member free fromtransverse obstructions, a clamp having a sliding pivoted connection tosaid winding member and adapted to clamp the ends of a fiat lock of hairagainst it, said sliding pivoted connection permitting a sufficientsliding moving of the clamp relative to the winding member to withdrawit completely from a lock of hair wound in superposed layers upon thewinding member whereby such lock of hair may be freed from the clampingaction while still held upon the winding member. i

2. A device for curling hair, comprising a winding member free fromtransverse obstructions, a clamp having a sliding pivoted connection tosaid winding member and adapted to clamp the ends of a flat lock of hairagainst it, said sliding pivoted connection permitting a sufiicientsliding moving of the clamp relative to the winding member to withdrawit completely from a lock of hair wound in superposed layers upon thewinding member whereby such lock of hair may be freed from the clampingaction while still held upon the winding member, such rod being hollowto permit the insertion of a hair pin or the like to hold the curl inplace while being removed from the winding rod.

3. A curling device comprising a smooth winding member, a clamp memberpivoted to said winding member and having a sliding motion with respectthereto equalto the length of the curl to be formed, whereby the ends ofa flat lock of hair may be clamped against said winding member and thenthe hair wound in a plurality 01' superposed layers and thereafter theclamping means may be slid relative to the winding member without

